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Profile deleted

Yours Bot seem to delete my profile page? Why? It says here: (Deleted Because "Grawp". using TW) What does this mean? Please your explanation! -- BayuAH ^{Let's Talk!} 04:05, 18 January 2011 (UTC)

File:Exdino.jpg

Could you undelete File:Exdino.jpg for Extreme Dinosaurs.Smallman12q (talk) 15:16, 20 January 2011 (UTC)

If the deleted image only has a single character then no need to restore. Would you be against adding an image illustrating the 4 protagonist dinosaurs?Smallman12q (talk) 23:26, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia Ambassador Program is looking for new Online Ambassadors

Hi! I noticed your activity reviewing Featured Article Candidates, and wanted to let you know about the Wikipedia Ambassador Program, and specifically the role of Online Ambassador. We're looking for friendly Wikipedians who are good at reviewing articles and giving feedback to serve as mentors for students who are assigned to write for Wikipedia in their classes.

If you're interested, I encourage you to take a look at the Online Ambassador guidelines; the "mentorship process" describes roughly what will be expected of mentors in the coming term. If that's something you want to do, please apply!

You can find instructions for applying at WP:ONLINE. The main things we're looking for in Online Ambassadors are friendliness, regular activity (since mentorship is a commitment that spans several months), and the ability to give detailed, substantive feedback on articles (both short new articles, and longer, more mature ones).

I hope to hear from you soon.--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 01:02, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

My tactic was to look for people making productive review comments at FAC. Most people who don't fit the criteria will self-select out and not apply. Sorry for the bother, though! Happy editing.--Sage Ross - Online Facilitator, Wikimedia Foundation (talk) 02:03, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

1950 AHS

Hey, I just wanted to let you know I had a copyeditor thoroughly look over the article. I hope it's better now! ♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 03:06, 28 January 2011 (UTC)

Hey, I addressed the last of your comments. --♫ Hurricanehink (talk) 18:17, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

ArbCom

Your name has been mentioned in recent evidence for an arbitration case filed on 2010-11-18. You were not originally named as a party, but I am sending this notice proforma to editors named in evidence, before the workshop period closes. If you wish to do so, enter your statement and any other material you wish to submit to the Arbitration Committee at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Longevity/Workshop#General discussion, or elsewhere on that page or the case's four talk pages. Additionally, the following resources may be of use—

• Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests#Requests for Arbitration;
• Wikipedia:Arbitration guide.

Thanks, JJB 21:07, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Undeletion request

Can you reverse your deletion of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Larry_Craig_mugshot.jpg ? It's not PD (See http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Deletion_requests/Template:PD-MNGov_(2nd_nomination) but I think we can keep it here as fair use. If you could update the tags, that would be great. This is the tag to use: {{Non-free mugshot}} .

Or could you help with the larger problem with all the files tagged PD-MNGov or suggest where to ask for such help? The undelete part can only be done by an admin.--Elvey (talk) 18:38, 5 February 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

I find that BOLD actions like your revert to the Welcome template are best done by people who aren't emotionally invested in them. Thanks for handling it for me. DS (talk) 00:24, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Just like old times, eh?

One thing you can always count on on Wikipedia, conflict, sockpuppets and silly little battles.  ;) Resolute 06:12, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Changing height or weight tag

Hi. Just to say that I like the idea of MediaWiki:Tag-changing height or weight, which I see you created. I just noticed it at on my watchlist regarding Rafael van der Vaart and it seems a helpful addition because people are always messing with the height statistics for footballers without changing the source given. Cordless Larry (talk) 23:07, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

• Me, I don't know why it's set to private. Is the filter about more than just numbers and units of measure? mechamind90 16:26, 15 March 2011 (UTC)
  • Well, from an outsider's perspective it could be one of those implied ones like "!!!!! in the article space", so I suppose it's safe to have it public. mechamind90 01:03, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Please help

Please move the page Say OK (Vanessa Hudgens Song) that you protected to Say OK (Vanessa Hudgens song); and then edit the page "Say OK (Vanessa Hudgens song)" to redirect to "Say OK". Thank you! Silvergoat (talk∙contrib) 18:40, 23 March 2011 (UTC)

The page "Say OK (Vanessa Hudgens song)" is simply a redirect WHILE "Say OK (Vanessa Hudgens Song)" is previously created article, but it has incorrect naming (Cap "S" in song). So I think "Say OK (Vanessa Hudgens Song)" should be moved to "Say OK (Vanessa Hudgens song)"; but both will serve as redirect to "Say OK". I hope you'll get my point, my English was really bad. :) Silvergoat (talk∙contrib) 12:33, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

The article formerly known as William Duncan (aviator)

Nicely done merge, sirrah. I direct kudos of admiration your way.

Georgejdorner (talk) 03:28, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

Luke Schenn FAC

Thanks for your comments on Schenn's article while it was an FAC. I appreciate your feedback and assistance in improving the article. Canada Hky (talk) 23:35, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Hextall

Nice work on the playing style section! You got any more gems in that book to add, or you done? Will probably look at closing the PR soon if not and taking the article to GA. Harrias ^talk 20:57, 10 May 2011 (UTC)

Sounds good. As I said on the article talk page, I'm a bit wary over taking too much from the career section, but that is partly because I can not completely envisage what you are suggesting, so it's difficult to know how it'd end up! I'll put the article up for GA, which will probably take a fair while, and then probably come back and work with you for taking the article towards FA if that sounds okay? Harrias ^talk 06:44, 11 May 2011 (UTC)

Queen Consort Mah Parwar Begum

Good evening Maxim.

Sorry for my poor English.

Can I transfer the content of User:Waltor/Mah Parwar Begum in Mah Parwar Begum ?

I don’t know the old text of Mah Parwar Begum.

Thank You. Waltor (talk) 18:07, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

Thank you. Waltor (talk) 16:34, 17 May 2011 (UTC)

Warning to stop moving articles

You have been actively renaming biographical articles to use diacritics in the spelling. Such moves are contrary to the policy of WP:COMMONNAME and Wikipedia:Naming conventions (use English). Please be advised that such use of diacritics is controversial, and you should immediately stop renaming and moving articles until you have a fully discussed this issue with the Wikipedia community. The use of diacritics must only be used when it is required, as the article's title should correspond to the most frequently used form as used to refer to the subject in English-language reliable sources. Dolovis (talk) 23:36, 16 May 2011 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game

Hi, I was wondering if you would mind if your DYK nomination for Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game was held for Canada Day (July 1). I've left the question at the nomination. OCNative (talk) 11:16, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Main page appearance

Hello! This is a note to let the main editors of this article know that it will be appearing as the main page featured article on May 24, 2011. You can view the TFA blurb at Wikipedia:Today's featured article/May 24, 2011. If you think it is necessary to change the main date, you can request it with the featured article director Raul654 (talk · contribs) or at Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests. If the previous blurb needs tweaking, you might change it—following the instructions of the suggested formatting. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :D Thanks! Tbhotch* ^{۩ ۞} 19:15, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Tiny Thompson (1903–1981) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), first for the Boston Bruins, and later for the Detroit Red Wings. A four-time Vezina Trophy winner, Thompson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1959. He was a member of one Stanley Cup-winning team, as a rookie in the 1928–29 season with the Boston Bruins. At the start of the 1938–39 season, after ten full seasons with Boston, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings, where he completed the season, and played another full one before retiring. During his NHL career, he recorded 81 shutouts, the sixth highest of any goaltender. After retiring from playing, he coached lower-league teams before becoming a noted professional scout. Thompson helped popularize the technique of catching the puck as a method of making a save. A competent puckhandler, he was the first goaltender in the NHL to record an assist by passing the puck with his stick to a fellow player. (more...)

Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of defunct and relocated National Hockey League teams/archive1

Please review the sub-title, as it seems most of your concerns have been resolved on that featured list candidate. Thanks. --K.Annoyomous (talk) 21:31, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Your RfB

Thank you for being bold and putting yourself forward! I seem to recall when you ran last time, you took the initiative to run back then when everyone else was just talking about running! It's a surprise to see your candidacy, but it's nice it's there. Best. Acalamari 09:27, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Your RfB

FYI, my decision to oppose was more complicated than you might realize (including some aspects I won't share but are unrelated to Wikipedia). I support the notion that the bar for 'crat has been set too high, (although I haven't contributed to the discussion.) I've seen some highly qualified candidates fail in the past, so rightly or wrongly, I approached your request hoping to support. I accept that your recent low activity is related to personal reasons that may be none of our business and you are in the best position to judge whether you are able to make the commitment going forward. That said, it is not your decision, and we, as part of the community, must make the assessment, based upon incomplete knowledge of all the facts. After reviewing my reasons for opposition, I've decided that they aren't really reasons to oppose, but a reason that prevents me from supporting. Thus, I will change my !vote to Neutral. BTW, while not much of a hockey fan, I did review some of your contributions, and want to thank-you for the enormous work you've done. Helping to preserve the history in an accessible way such as you have done in Tiny Thompson, is exactly what this project is about.--SPhilbrickT 15:11, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

I really appreciate that you've taken time to look again over my candidacy, and that you've decided to reconsider your opposition. Thanks also for looking over the articles that I've written, even though some of the subjects (like Thompson) are somewhat obscure. Maxim_(talk) 16:19, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

WP:100

• Congrats on making it to 100. I just hope this RFB goes the way I think it will. Best of luck. Steven Zhang ^{The clock is ticking....} 17:30, 30 May 2011 (UTC)

Atlanta Thrashers

You might as well unprotect the Atlanta Thrashers page as there are numerous news reports that a deal to move the team to Winnipeg has been finalized. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.13.146.2 (talk) 13:30, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations

Congrats, Maxim!--Chaser (talk) 05:41, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Congrats

Can't begin to describe how pleased I am for you that you've passed RFB. I, and as it seems the community, has full confidence in your abilities. You'll be a great crat, congrats again. Steven Zhang ^{The clock is ticking....} 05:41, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Removed the extra sections as you've asked me to... Maxim_(talk) 05:57, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Belated 'crat gratz

Well, Maxim, as you have seen from the previous umpteen sections, you are to be congratulated on having English Wikipedians demonstrate a consensus that you are to be afforded the bureaucrat maintenance toolkit. Of course, bureaucrats cannot rush to congratulate, as we have to do all the messy paperwork and bit flipping, which is why I am late . Now, methinks there is work to be done at WP:CHUU, which is the third door on the left, after the water fountain. Good luck, and thank you for volunteering to further help the English Wikipedia project as a bureaucrat. -- Avi (talk) 05:49, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Good news. A pleasure to support. Pedro :  Chat  07:00, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

You did it! Congratulations! Acalamari 08:50, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Con 'cratulations! --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 10:58, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Great news, pile on congratulations! - filelakeshoe 11:11, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

• Welcome. Happy to see that I'm not the FNG anymore =) Now get to work! –xeno^talk 13:41, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

• Maxim: Thank you for volunteering! AGK [•] 15:05, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

• Excellent news... well done! Catfish Jim (ex-soapdish) 17:20, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

• Bravo! --joe decker^{talk to me} 18:51, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

• "You can put it on the board..... YES!" —Ken "Hawk" Harrelson. —GFOLEY FOUR— 01:43, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

• Congrats :) —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 7:07pm • 09:07, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

• Congrats. Sorry I couldn't make up my mind at the RfB, but I'm sure you'll do a good job. However, you lost me a bet with another Wikipedian (I bet them that we wouldn't see a successful RfB in 2011), so I hope you're happy. ;) HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 18:31, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
• Good luck with your new tools! :) Reaper Eternal (talk) 12:23, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Please consider being active on Wikipedia:Changing_username/Usurpations

Please consider being active on WP:CHU/U, my account's username needs to be changed and so does another person. Thank you for your time. --Jeffwang16 (Talk) (Contributions) (Email me!) 12:23, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

I'll let the request wait until the indicated date (June 8), to give a chance to the target user to respond. The other requests should wait as well, as I don't see any SUL issue that would expedite the rename. Maxim_(talk) 15:18, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I'm leaving for China on that date. Would you please change the date to another plausible date, before June 8th if possible? Thanks. --Jeffwang16 (Talk) (Contributions) (Email me!) 21:23, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

To my recollection Wikipedia got unblocked in China because of the Beijing Olympics and whatnot, there's nothing in the media about a reblock. —James ^{(Talk • Contribs)} • 8:32pm • 10:32, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

I know, but I don't have much of a chance to go on Wikipedia, you see, the internet is SLOW. --Jeffwang16 (Talk) (Contributions) (Email me!) 12:37, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

There's no requirement for you to be on Wikipedia on the day of the rename. But it could be processed on the 7th. –xeno^talk 18:58, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Thanks! --Jeffwang16 (Talk) (Contributions) (Email me!) 20:19, 2 June 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations

Hey Maxim, I'd like to offer my (belated) congratulations on your promotion. I'm not active around here at the moment, but I'm sure you'll turn out a valued member of the bureaucrat ranks. All the best, —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 10:14, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

I would like to add the same. Happy editing. Agathoclea (talk) 20:37, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Nice to see you putting your bureaucratic abilities to work. I saw you in Special:Recentchanges while I was WP:RCPing renaming a user. Keep up the good work! Crazymonkey1123 (Jacob) ^{T or M}/_{Sign mine} 23:32, 3 June 2011 (UTC)

Congratulations - welcome to the team. WJBscribe (talk) 10:47, 5 June 2011 (UTC)

SineBot1 ➔ Since 6.18.2011

Thank you

Hello Maxim, Since 6.18.2011 has smiled at you! Smiles promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by smiling at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Go on, smile! Cheers, and happy editing!
Smile at others by adding {{subst:Smile}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

Talkback

Hello, Maxim. You have new messages at Jeffwang's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Reply to "Usurpations"

Your mean attitude is unacceptable. You tell me to stop contributing just because I make good faith edits that don't work out. Why in the world do you discourage me? You should be demoted and all of your rights stripped! Good luck harassing people! --J (t) 02:52, 21 June 2011 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship#Changing the Requests for Bureaucratship promotion threshold?

As a bureaucrat, would you consider assessing the consensus at Wikipedia talk:Requests for adminship#Changing the Requests for Bureaucratship promotion threshold?? The request at Wikipedia:Bureaucrats' noticeboard/Archive 22#RFB Promotion Threshold for a bureaucrat to close the discussion has not been addressed. The discussion is due to be archived a week after 01:33, 24 June 2011 (UTC), the timestamp of the last comment in the WT:RFA discussion. Hopefully it can be closed before then. Thanks, Cunard (talk) 08:55, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

I have placed a timestamp on the discussion to prevent archiving. I have also asked The Rambling Man (talk · contribs) to take a look at the discussion since you are on a wikibreak. Cunard (talk) 21:25, 30 June 2011 (UTC)

DYK for Hockey: Canada's Royal Winter Game

Materialscientist (talk) 16:04, 1 July 2011 (UTC)

Your accomplishments are uncelebrated

I was reminiscing about good times recently but I was surprised to see that you have not listed your unique credentials on your user page. I personally would be proud of being the only Bureaucrat to have accomplished such a feat. But that's just my opinion :P -RunningOnBrains^(talk) 10:29, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

User:Shootmaster 44/List of countries with their first National Hockey League player

Thanks for your help on this page. I'm curious about something, you added a footnote to Yutaka Fukufuji talking about Taro Tsjuimoto. Since the list is first player to play in the NHL from each country, I'm not sure that is necessary. I'm thinking for some of the countries, there are players who were drafted from those nations long before anyone played in the NHL. Should we footnote all of those players? One of two things are a thought I've had, a) we add a column that shows first players drafted from each country unless their first player predates the NHL Draft or b) not worry about players drafted who never played in the NHL. Shootmaster 44 (talk) 16:14, 16 July 2011 (UTC)

How rude of me

Posting congratulations to Hersfold on passing RfB prompted me to realise I never did the same to you. Sorry. So here goes: Welcome to the team! There's a sparsely-used mailing list - it's almost exclusively for RTV stuff that can't be discussed onwiki for privacy reasons. If you'd like to join it, you're welcome, but there's no compulsion. Other Crats have, in the past, opted not to, and there's enough of us on there (see the chart on WP:CRAT) to handle the meagre amount of traffic. Up to you. --Dweller (talk) 09:27, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

John Varty

Hi an article you were involved in editing is under discussion at the BLP noticeboard , please comment there Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard#John Varty - thanks - Off2riorob (talk) 11:43, 22 July 2011 (UTC)

request on usurping an unused account for unified login

Hi Maxim,

I recently rejoined wikipedia on the German website after having forgotten/lost my old account name/password. So I created a new account on de.wikipedia.org and also wanted to use a unified login. Unfortunately I did not check on the availability of my identity: "Merci-bien" first... Apparently, someone else has the rights for this one on the English speaking wiki.

But I looked up the the stats for this account and it seems like it has never been used for editing since its creation in 2007. So I'd like to usurp it if possible. Could you help me out with this?

Thanks a lot, --81.66.150.157 (talk) 22:59, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

I just found the right wiki page for the request and filed it over there. Thanks anyway, --81.66.150.157 (talk) 23:58, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

GA Review of Ron Hextall

Hi, I've started a GA Review for Ron Hextall, which can be found [1]. I've only just started, so I have a lot of work ahead of me. I was told by another main editor of the article, Harrias that I should contact you about this GA review-- he is actually going on his honeymoon and won't be able to respond to the GA review for the time being. You are welcome to help address my present concerns on the GA Review. Thanks, I, Jethrobot ^{drop me a line} (note: not a bot!) 04:47, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

C64 Messiah

Why do you guys keep deleting all these bands just because you don't know who they are? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.148.226.26 (talk) 01:45, 13 August 2011 (UTC)

They're deleted because they don't pass inclusion criteria. Maxim_(talk) 00:47, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

On behalf of WP:CHICAGO, thanks for your editorial contribution

This user helped promote Tiny Thompson to featured article status.

--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 20:47, 22 August 2011 (UTC)

My name change

Hello. You recently helped me change my ID from odea to O'Dea but somehow in the process, some of my edit history has become stranded at odea, when it should all now be attributed to O'Dea. These contributions should be listed here. Do you have the ability to move them across? Thank you. — O'Dea (talk) 03:20, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

That requires developer intervention - I filed bugzilla:30923 and it should be reassigned soon enough. Maxim_(talk) 00:47, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Ks0stm's RfA

I see that you closed Ks0stm's RfA. I am not disputing your closure decision. (I !voted neutral.) However there was a significant minority opposing. It would have been helpful if you gave a brief statement evaluating the significance of the opposition, particularly why you think that the opposition's concerns are unlikely to prevent Ks0stm from being a good admin. Axl ¤ [Talk] 00:13, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

Also, your talk page header indicates that you are on a long wikibreak. Perhaps you should remove it? Axl ¤ [Talk] 00:29, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

At 78%, there should be a very, very good reason to conclude that an RfA discussion did not reach consensus to promote; I didn't leave a statement because I saw the result as fairly obvious. The opposition concerns were chiefly about question 3, and a bit about the article writing. One incident in general has to be particularly severe to be grounds to prevent promotion to admin, and the commentary in the RfA—both in numbers and reasoning—did not suggest that it was very problematic. With regards to the article writing concern, not many users shared that view, and thus overall I found a consensus to promote. Hope this helps, Maxim_(talk) 00:47, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for the explanation. Axl ¤ [Talk] 19:16, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

You need a special note...

By your deletion stats that goes along the lines of "including the main page". :P Kwsn (Ni!) 23:29, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

:( Maxim_(talk) 14:26, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Night Ranger's Greatest Hits

I see that you previously deleted a page about that disc, due to it not being referenced. Would it be more of a help if I were to set it up and reference it, track listing, personnel, production and EVERYTHING? It CAN be done; not hard to do.Maggie The Doggie (talk) 21:55, 25 September 2011 (UTC)

I restored it at Greatest Hits (Night Ranger album), so it's ready for you to fix it. BTW, if you're requesting the undeletion of a page in the future -- and I'm referring more to stuff that's been deleted years ago -- it is helpful to give the redlink to the exact article title. I found the article you wanted me to undelete (I think!), but I had to search through the archive for a bit. Maxim_(talk) 14:26, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Account usurpation

I am a user of the Italian Wikipedia since 2006, and I just created a global account. However, during the merging phase, I noticed that on the English wiki another account with the same username (NotANumber) exists. Since the account seems to be inactive (the last of his 5 edits dates back to April 2008) I would like to "usurp" the username and merge it to my own global account. This would allow me to contribute more easily to the English language Wikipedia. Is this possible? Thank you! :) --78.29.238.227 (talk) 07:19, 27 September 2011 (UTC)

I cleared that account out of the way, so you should be login via SUL here. Welecome to the English Wikipedia. Maxim_(talk) 14:26, 1 October 2011 (UTC)

Thank you! NotANumber (talk) 20:30, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

Good decision on LV

Just thought I'll leave a note :) Wifione ^Message 07:59, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

I came over here to do the same. Thank you for not being an idiot. --MZMcBride (talk) 15:28, 8 October 2011 (UTC)

Date/time

Hi. Maxim. Have you seen the date/time stamp on this? I think it comes from copypasting  ;) --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 04:49, 19 October 2011 (UTC)

Deletion without a vote on Charlie Veitch

you seem to have erased this page wothout a vote, and since this "political" figure has some criticsm turned to him as of late, I have created this article as a need after other haters did the same.(biasly erased) I will not contest the content, yet I'd rather opt for it to stay.

Basic no-reasoning reasoning is notablity, and since His notabiliuty is high, having hundred of thousands of views and followers world wide I am asking for a revert.

thank you.,--Namaste@^? 18:28, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Percy LeSueur

I think it would be touch and go for this FAC. I would say a copy-edit is possible, and that is always something I am willing to help on if necessary, although I cannot always guarantee when! But to be honest, to make it a rock-solid FA I think it could do with a few people working on the prose, for example in PR. On the other hand, the issues are not so bad that they could not be worked on and my oppose is not set in stone. But I think my advice would be to withdraw for now. If you do and want a copy-editor at some point in the near future, please let me know. --Sarastro1 (talk) 22:20, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

Uploading previously deleted poster

Hello, I'm trying to upload a poster for Birdcage Inn and found Wikipedia previously had the file but it was "(Deleted because "I6- No no fair use rationale". using TW)". I'd like to put up a poster for the article but before doing that Wikipedia says "If you are recreating a page similar to the previously deleted page, or are unsure, please first contact the deleting administrator using the information provided below." The deleting admin would be yourself. Please let me know what I can do to upload this file. Thanks Rickinasia (talk) 09:01, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Maxim. You have new messages at Wikipedia talk:RfA reform 2011.
Message added 03:57, 7 November 2011 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Your further input on this would be most welcome. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:57, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

B.U.Y.A. (Deleted page)

I found a source providing information about the program
Woman recalls experience in Bassett-based youth boot camp, By Frank C. Girardot, Pasadena Star News, November 6, 2011
But it is of course nothing like what was stated on the wiki-entry
Covergaard (talk) 08:24, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Username change

Hey, I recently applied for a username change which when through. I can't find the archive but I think you were the one who passed it if I am not wrong. Basically it was changed from debastein1 (talk · contribs) to debastein (talk · contribs) minus the 1. Firstly, thank you, but I do have one simple query. Does this change apply only for Wikipedia or is it valid for my Global account? If its not valid for my Global account, do I have to go to every Wiki and ask for a rename?? Am a bit uncertain about the procedure, could you help?? If you decide to reply here, can you leave a talkback template in my talk page?? I am putting this page in my watchlist, but since this is an important issue to me, I don't want to miss it. --Debastein (talk) 07:20, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

Also , if you look at my talk page. It is just a redirect to User talk:debastein1. Hence my question can my old talk page not be moved to my new page, i.e. user talk:debastein minus the 1?? Hoping to hear from you soon. --Debastein (talk) 06:52, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

It seems, that since my talk page is just a redirect to user talk:debastein1 and since I am logging in via user:debastein,minus the 1, I am not being alerted to new messages on debastein1's talk page. Its pretty frustrating. If you could just have a quick look at it and do the needful, I would be terribly obliged and extremely grateful. Debastein (talk) 06:58, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

• This should be sorted now. (Maxim: In future be sure to check off 'do not create redirects from old page' to vacate the userspace during a username swap/usurp request) –xeno^talk 14:14, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Question about a user who changed their name

Hi Maxim. I noticed that User:Undiskedste began editing an article recently and I took a look at who they were. I realized that you had renamed that user. I then saw that Undiskedste blanked their previous User:Divergentgrad page of the redirect you created. I wasn't sure if this is normal or per policy or anything, and we know how sometimes WP policy isn't the easiest to figure out. :) (i.e. I figure transparency is required when you change your user name in those regards, and this user has been active on a fairly contentious article (men's rights, and with the onslaught we've had of meatpuppets and sockpuppets in regards to the article, I'm a bit on high alert right now!) Thanks for you input and thanks for the work you do on Wikipedia. SarahStierch (talk) 22:32, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

Question about rejected username change

Hi Maxim, I’m not sure, whether this is the right way to address you…but I placed a request at the Changing Username page and it was refused. I work at Deutsche Post DHL and want to support Wikipedia as I believe it’s worth it. I wanted to be as transparent as possible and first now realized that my username doesn’t comply fully with the respective policy. As the German Wikipedia doesn’t seem to be that strict, I simply wasn’t aware of it. The newly chosen name should comply with the Username Policy – I only decided to be as transparent as possible when keeping the company name in my username. Could you explain to me why it has been rejected? I’ll be happy to explain to you! --Deutsche Post DHL (talk) 13:29, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

• FYI this is still somewhat of a grey area, though there is a relevant previous case: User:Mark at Alcoa / [2]. –xeno^talk 14:17, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

The name seemed promotional at first glance, so per Avi's advice I had declined. On second glance with your and Xeno's input, it's alright, so I've granted the rename. Maxim_(talk) 04:09, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

Usurping usernames

Hello! I see that you have helped others usurp user names in the past. The usurp requests backlog has fallen a bit behind, so could you clean it up a little bit. Thank you and happy editing! :) pluma Ø 05:42, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

Percy LeSueur again

Thanks for letting me know. Let me know when it gets to PR or FAC and I'll be happy to look again if you want. --Sarastro1 (talk) 13:23, 20 November 2011 (UTC)

I've done a second pass CE on the article. I added a note on LeSueur's Stanley Cup challenges in 1906 that necessitated breaking one long paragraph into two. The first half is now completely unsourced, but I a don't know where you got the info from, as the next reference (Ottawa Citizen obit) made no mention. I've also been looking around Google News Archive, and I see several stories that could help expand places. In particular, it is confusing as to why Ottawa would trade their captain and coach. Turns out he told the team he was leaving. Also, the PCHA tried to recruit him. Hope that helps! Resolute 01:24, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Thank you...

...for changing my username. Macedonian (talk) 13:48, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

No problem. Maxim_(talk) 23:17, 21 November 2011 (UTC)

ArbCom election 2011

Thanks for nominating yourself and welcome to this year's election. Welcoming you is one of tasks I've volunteered to do. I feel that it would be helpful if your statement were to include a link to the Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee_Elections_December_2011/Candidates/Guide page, so voters can easily navigate to that page and view your alts. --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 00:49, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

Thanks. --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 02:24, 22 November 2011 (UTC)